Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Lotus Flow3r & MPLSOUND

What's to follow are my straight up notes, unedited thoughts, on the new Prince records.

PS [that's Pri Script to me] - will edit at will

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I do believe that MPLSOUND should precede Lotus Flow3r. They meld nicely that way. MPLS is a fun dance back to the early yrs of my Prince understanding, while Lotus Flow3r is a slightly serious rock album. ‘Cept for some of the cheddar

· “Love Like Jazz” – As bad as “Strollin’” from Diamonds & Pearls. Reminds me of a mime and a park bench. Creepy. {Lyric Rant}Let’s not go 4 a ride. Hold on…end jam not so bad, until lyrics Love Like Jazz, again.

· “77 Beverly Park” – Not what I was expecting after sex induced delay grunts. Like a wedding dance or gondola ride. I like it.

· “Wall of Berlin” – Love the groove. Rolling bas and friendliness on the guitar. Then turns into moving rock lick momma. Then more smoking gtr leads. Beat becomes real straight aggressive but resolved dominance. I really LIKe It. Love that kick about 1:28 in. What does that remind me of? “No time this Time”? no. soMething. 3:50

· “$” – Love the electro bass and old ’80 Prince sound. Ala “Lets Pretend we’re Married”, or “Sexuality”. Is that “Tequila” I hear in there? Listen to the bass groove in the mid sec. Like it. Like many song on this wreka, it evolves into a dif groove by the end, usually & hopefully, a better 1.

· “(There’ll Never B) Another Like Me” – Don’t know what to say. Not feelin’ it? Good to hear the old sounds like the Linn again. Low sidestick. Not funky enough to endure MLPSOSF. Missing the dirt of Er city due to churchiness.

· “Valentina” – well…Is that groove got a bit of latin try in it? …Latin move, timbale sparse. OS synth as main connector riff. West coast livin sfx. There is a bit ‘o funk in there, and now the gtr solo < santana. A solid club groove, if the club was cOOl.+>

· “No More Candy 4 U” – This is how I would write a song. Weird lines and no cool ass kb player abill’ty. But it’s got attitude. Very Ronnie t2 Russia. No more candy <<<<<< 4 U. I likin'g it more and more. quirky and silly but accurate.